On June 24, 2017, dancers, environmentalists and community members in more than 95 sites around the world will come together to safeguard that all humans have access to clean drinking water. Since 2011, dancers have gathered to participate in site-specific dance performances to raise awareness of local and global water issues and encourage social action … Continued
This Somerville festival of arts and activism includes dancing as integral to its focus on activities that lead us all in a more humane and inclusive direction. Danza Orgánica, the Boston-based social justice oriented dance company, will perform “Running in Stillness,” a dance-theater piece based on the impact of mass incarceration on women and their … Continued
Join us on Sunday, JUNE 25TH for the next edition of the legendary SyC Social at the beautiful Star Dance School in Brighton! Come and experience the excitement, tradition, fun, and awesomeness of this one of a kind Salsa dance party!!!! Social Dancing and Performances TBD This will be another jam packed social! Dance to … Continued
A highlight of the Festival of Us, You, We & Them, The Dance Complex presents the Teaching Artist/Student Concert on June 24 and 25. Showcasing a wide range of movement styles from flamenco to hip hip to Indian dance, this performance celebrates the vibrancy of the variety that occurs at The Dance Complex every day. Experience both … Continued
The mission of Dance Now Boston/NYC is to commission new dances from Boston choreographers, to create a touring corridor between New York and Boston, and to give life to a range of new dance visions all created for cabaret-style stages in both cities. Our commitment is to mutual inspiration between artists, which will, in turn, … Continued
In its inaugural Boston celebration (reimagined from gala to include the dance community) at the Dance Complex on Saturday, June 17, The Bang Group (TBG) will host an evening featuring Boston choreographers–Ian Berg, Jimena Bermejo, Carey McKinley, and McKersin Previlus–performing with New York choreographers LMnO3 (Deborah Lohse, Cori Marquis and Donnell Oakley). Gala proceeds will … Continued
Join us on Sunday, June 25th for the next Cafe Raqs! Our line-up this month features a variety of belly dance styles including American cabaret, tribal, fusion, and more! Celebrate summer with Boston’s hottest dance artists and delicious food and drink from the cafe!
Reach’s intergenerational dance company will present a free performance at the Cambridge Municipal Lot #5 at Bishop Allen Drive and Essex Street. The performance will showcase the diversity of the individual teen apprentices’ training as well as their personal and cultural backgrounds. Fifteen suburban and urban teens have been selected both from Greater Boston neighborhoods … Continued
David Parker’s initiative to create choreographic connections between Boston and New York returns for three shows. Friday features commissions by four Boston choreographers: Carey McKinley, Jimena Bermejo, McKersin Previlus, and Ian Berg. Saturday’s Snap • Crackle • Bang! is a free gala to benefit Parker’s The Bang Group. Sunday’s show is by New York-based collaborative … Continued
Known as the “mother of modern dance,” Isadora Duncan created a series of mourning dances following the accidental deaths of her two children in 1913. Dances by Isadora will perform these evocative dances of wind, sea, darkness, and light in Hazel Dell.